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Install gotun with Homebrew, dnf

Lightweight HTTP proxy over SSH. Version 0.8.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29. Also installable with dnf: sudo dnf install gotun.

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macOS

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brew install gotun

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overview

Package summary

Lightweight HTTP proxy over SSH

Commands and aliases

  • gotun

history

Project history and usage

gotun is a Go command-line HTTP-over-SSH proxy that uses a remote SSH host as the egress point for HTTP and HTTPS traffic.

Project history

The official README describes gotun as a cross-platform forward proxy that requires only SSH on the remote host. Its feature set includes HTTP and HTTPS proxying, SOCKS5, jump hosts, system proxy integration, rule-based routing, shell completion, and TUN mode for TCP application proxying.

Adoption history

gotun is distributed through release binaries, `go install`, Homebrew, and source builds. Homebrew packages version 0.8.1 in homebrew/core, and the README also links Go Reference documentation via pkg.go.dev.

How it is used

Users run `gotun user@example.com` to start a local proxy, add `-p` or `-i` for SSH port and identity file selection, use `-J` for jump hosts, and pass `--rules` to load a Clash-style YAML rules file. The README recommends SSH key authentication and warns against passing passwords directly on the command line.

Why package nerds care

gotun fits the packaging niche of small Go networking binaries: one executable, cross-platform release artifacts, Homebrew distribution, and behavior that composes with existing SSH infrastructure instead of requiring a remote daemon.

Timeline

  • 0.8.1: Homebrew packages gotun as the current stable release.
  • README era: SOCKS5, rule-based routing, jump hosts, and TUN mode are documented upstream.

Related projects

  • gotun is related to OpenSSH port forwarding, SOCKS proxies, Clash-style rule files, SSH jump hosts, and TUN/TAP-style tunneling tools.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:http,ssh

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

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Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
rules.yaml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
~/.ssh/id_rsa

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
gotunexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.8.1
manager updated2026-07-29
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:gotun
Version0.8.1
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/Sesame2/gotun
Repositoryhttps://github.com/Sesame2/gotun
Last updated2026-07-29T16:05:05+02:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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dnf95%

gotun 0-0.24.gita9dbe4d.fc42

Tool to run tests on OpenStack

https://github.com/kushaldas/gotun

sudo dnf install gotun
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gotun
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gotun
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gotun from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

gotun-devel 0-0.24.gita9dbe4d.fc42

Tool to run tests on OpenStack

https://github.com/kushaldas/gotun

sudo dnf install gotun-devel
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: gotun
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gotun
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gotun-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

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Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
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